Click to expand: Some of the children who attend the Children Friendly Space [source: AFP]

"It's because of Daesh [IS] that we are here," says nine-year-old Abd al-Rahman, sitting next to Nora at the black table strewn with crayon sketches.

"There," he says, referring to Mosul, "there is fear."

In the background, the sound of children playing fills the gaps between his words.

In this safe space, children are allowed to play and heal themselves from the trauma they've experienced. The areas also create a space to return to healthy routines where they can experience some semblance of a normal life again.

The tent's facilities are basic and few – limited to a few plastic tables and chairs, paper and drawing materials. The inside and outside of the tents are covered with bright, colourful murals, drawn by the children themselves to make it look more attractive.

They have seen things that they should not have, many of them have seen people that have been killed. They have seen dead bodies